62768


In the [Dead Tube manga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Tube) I found this
sentence:

> いいでしょ… たまには自分の命を天秤に乗せたって

The protagonist is asking a group of people who usually don't risk their life
to participate in a risky game. What is the meaning of 天秤に乗せる? Is it a fixed
expression? Considering the context, I guess it could be translated as "to
risk, to put on the line", is it correct? Please let me know if you need more
context. Thank you for your help!


CC BY-SA 4.0
2018-11-09T05:43:43.597
62745
2018-11-10T03:46:24.887
17797
question
meaning expressions manga
Meaning of 天秤に乗せる


jisho defines 天秤 as "[(balance)
scales](https://jisho.org/word/%E5%A4%A9%E7%A7%A4)" and 乗せる main meaning is
"to place on (something)​", so 自分の命を天秤に乗せる probably means "to put one's own
life in the balance"


CC BY-SA 4.0
2018-11-09T07:28:02.910
62747
2018-11-09T08:25:41.340
2018-11-09T08:25:41.340
3358
3358
62745
answer


天秤に乗せる/かける is usually a figurative way to say "to compare the importance (of
two important things)". For example you can say 命とお金とを天秤に乗せる, etc. In your
case, it may be used in the sense of "to risk (one's life)", but that's not a
standard way to use this idiom.


CC BY-SA 4.0
2018-11-10T03:46:24.887
62768
2018-11-10T03:46:24.887
5010
62745
answer